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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
All
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From this reading All her memories are steeped in sunlight.
always
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From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Are childhood and youth indeed Vanity?
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are childhood and youth indeed Vanity?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
back
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
bank
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
bettered
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
big
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
childhood
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From this reading Are childhood and youth indeed Vanity?
Christian
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
Christmas
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From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
dogs
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
donkey-riding
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
ears
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
especially
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From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
evenings
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
farther
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
fights
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
flies
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
fun
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
hailing
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
hardly
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
heads
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
holidays
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From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
hot
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
hum
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All her memories are steeped in sunlight.
indeed
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From this reading Are childhood and youth indeed Vanity?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
job
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
jolly
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From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
Larry
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
looks
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading All her memories are steeped in sunlight.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
Mount
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
Music
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
Ownashee
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
put
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
rather
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From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
river
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
schoolroom
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From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
seems
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
steeped
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From this reading All her memories are steeped in sunlight.
stepping-stones
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
strawberries
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From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
sunlight
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From this reading All her memories are steeped in sunlight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
together
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
Vanity
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From this reading Are childhood and youth indeed Vanity?
warm
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From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading And whenever she thought about the schoolroom, it was always warm and rather jolly, especially in the Christmas holidays.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was all fun and fights, and strawberries and dogs, and donkey-riding, and hot evenings on the big river, with the hum of flies in her ears, and Larry, hailing her from the farther bank of the Ownashee, across the stepping-stones.
World
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From this reading When Christian looks back upon her childhood at Mount Music, it seems to her that the World, and Life, and Time, could hardly have bettered it for her, however they might have put their heads together over the job.
youth
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From this reading Are childhood and youth indeed Vanity?
